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Nurses and midwives, total — Türkiye

Nurses and midwives, total in Türkiye in 2023 — 308,037 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 124. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 240.9%.

2023 308,037 people +1.6% vs 2022
World rank 14of 124
Period maximum 308,037 people2023
Period minimum 90,359 people1993

Trend over time

1993–2023 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Türkiye, 1993–20230100,000200,000300,000400,000199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 90,359 people1994: 91,893 people1995: 101,708 people1996: 101,326 people1997: 105,464 people1998: 108,522 people1999: 109,733 people2000: 111,144 people2001: 114,298 people2002: 113,872 people2003: 116,145 people2004: 118,982 people2005: 121,723 people2006: 127,109 people2007: 141,836 people2008: 147,583 people2009: 154,533 people2010: 165,115 people2011: 176,887 people2012: 188,372 people2013: 192,971 people2014: 195,270 people2015: 205,889 people2016: 205,408 people2017: 219,883 people2018: 246,850 people2019: 254,075 people2020: 286,332 people2021: 290,350 people2022: 303,197 people2023: 308,037 people
Change over the period: +217,678 (+240.9%) Average annual rate: 4.17 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye

Türkiye 308,037 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.44M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.15M people
Nurses and midwives, total — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 308,037 +4,840 +1.6%
2022 303,197 +12,847 +4.42%
2021 290,350 +4,018 +1.4%
2020 286,332 +32,257 +12.7%
2019 254,075 +7,225 +2.93%
2018 246,850 +26,967 +12.26%
2017 219,883 +14,475 +7.05%
2016 205,408 −481 −0.23%
2015 205,889 +10,619 +5.44%
2014 195,270 +2,299 +1.19%
2013 192,971 +4,599 +2.44%
2012 188,372 +11,485 +6.49%
2011 176,887 +11,772 +7.13%
2010 165,115 +10,582 +6.85%
2009 154,533 +6,950 +4.71%
2008 147,583 +5,747 +4.05%
2007 141,836 +14,727 +11.59%
2006 127,109 +5,386 +4.42%
2005 121,723 +2,741 +2.3%
2004 118,982 +2,837 +2.44%
2003 116,145 +2,273 +2%
2002 113,872 −426 −0.37%
2001 114,298 +3,154 +2.84%
2000 111,144 +1,411 +1.29%
1999 109,733 +1,211 +1.12%
1998 108,522 +3,058 +2.9%
1997 105,464 +4,138 +4.08%
1996 101,326 −382 −0.38%
1995 101,708 +9,815 +10.68%
1994 91,893 +1,534 +1.7%
1993 90,359 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TR Türkiye 308,037 SA Saudi Arabia 218,107 IQ Iraq 115,891 AE United Arab Emirates 65,510 IL Israel 55,694 JO Jordan 42,952 QA Qatar 25,290 GE Georgia 22,720 YE Yemen 21,310 CY Cyprus 5,359
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About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.

Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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